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the first touchdown of griffin's career. griffin getting popped as he releases. watches the play down field and loves what he sees. skins up 10-7. second quarter, more from the rookie. rgiii hooks up with robinson in the end zone. redskins take a 17-7 lead. griffin, 19 of 26, 320 yards and two tds. with less than a minute to go before halftime, one mistake. pupt is blocked, robey recovered, returns it four yard to the touchdown. saints would trail at the half. third quarter, redskins start with the ball down field. morris punches it in. under four minutes to go in the game. drew brees and the saints on the 8, down eighth rather, trying to come back. but brees' pass with some mustard on it. gomes picks it off, returns it -- took me all day to come up with that. the saints 3 yard line. and the boys on offense. immediately cash in. it's it's morris for the second touchdown of the day. two scores for this rookie. redskins win 40-32. most points for the skins since 2005 and rgiii a winner in his debut. >> reporter: robert griffin iii couldn't have dreamed up a better
the first touchdown of griffin's career. griffin getting popped as he releases. watches the play down field and loves what he sees. skins up 10-7. second quarter, more from the rookie. rgiii hooks up with robinson in the end zone. redskins take a 17-7 lead. griffin, 19 of 26, 320 yards and two tds. with less than a minute to go before halftime, one mistake. pupt is blocked, robey recovered, returns it four yard to the touchdown. saints would trail at the half. third quarter, redskins start with...
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griffining. if you've heard of that, it's for our quarterback here in washington redskins, rg3. it's supposed to be the new tebowing. >> oh, griffining. i was, like, wow! i'm not speaking english today. i'm going to google it. and then i'm going to get back to you with my own griffin. >> all right, good. >> have a good day. >> you, too. thanks. >>> here it is right there. that's your griffining. there we go. if you want to be cool, this is what you've got to get into. griffining. it's the newerr it's the newerr an the internet phenomenon took off hours after rg3's historic debut on sunday in people's offices and whatnot. just put your arms up in the air like he did after throwing an 88-yard touchdown pass to pierre garcon. people have been tweeting pictures of themselves griffining in all sorts of places. and there's the moment for rg3. >> there you go. >> so get on board. >> get on board. >> we will have ourselves griffining at some point. >> i know. here i asked savannah to do it. i haven't. ha
griffining. if you've heard of that, it's for our quarterback here in washington redskins, rg3. it's supposed to be the new tebowing. >> oh, griffining. i was, like, wow! i'm not speaking english today. i'm going to google it. and then i'm going to get back to you with my own griffin. >> all right, good. >> have a good day. >> you, too. thanks. >>> here it is right there. that's your griffining. there we go. if you want to be cool, this is what you've got to get...
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griffin had a perfect passer's rating in the 1st half of sunday's game. that combined with 320 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions earned him the honor of also becoming the first ever rookie quarterback to win the award after his debut game. >> it's more than just myself. so i mean all the guys went out there, performed at a high level and it paid off for us with a win and i guess with another win for offensive player of the week. >> reporter: adding to that rg3 is featured on the cover of this week's sports illustrate, the headline reading power surge. it's not the first time and i'm sure it won't be the last. redskin nation crossing their fingers it won'ting a curse for the rest of the season. -- won'ting a curse for the rest of the season. >>> -- won't be a curse for the rest of the season. >>> switching gears to the college game now, acc fans have another opponent to worry about. the league announced today notre dame will join the acc. the irish become the sixth big east program lured to the conference since 2004. now notre dame will remain ind
griffin had a perfect passer's rating in the 1st half of sunday's game. that combined with 320 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions earned him the honor of also becoming the first ever rookie quarterback to win the award after his debut game. >> it's more than just myself. so i mean all the guys went out there, performed at a high level and it paid off for us with a win and i guess with another win for offensive player of the week. >> reporter: adding to that rg3 is featured...
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lofty praise for robert griffin iii. i guess the heisman trophy winner is used to it by now, thanks for help from pierre. an 88-yard touchdown. the first td pass of griffin's career and the longest by the redskins in 25 years. rg-iii finished the day 19 of 26, for 320 yards, and two touchdowns. it was the best day of any quarterback on the opening weekend and the second best ever by a rookie making his debut. mike shanahan was scad what he liked the most about his quarterback's performance. >> i think anytime you have a rookie going into that environment, you know you're going to have a lot of situations where it's not going to be perfect. and it wasn't perfect, but he was able to make a play or not make a mistake where he turned the football over, or, you know, he made one of those plays that you can't recover from. so he was pretty collected throughout the whole game. and did the things that you need to do to win. >> he seemed so comfortable out there, so poised. that's what everybody's talking about. were there any bu
lofty praise for robert griffin iii. i guess the heisman trophy winner is used to it by now, thanks for help from pierre. an 88-yard touchdown. the first td pass of griffin's career and the longest by the redskins in 25 years. rg-iii finished the day 19 of 26, for 320 yards, and two touchdowns. it was the best day of any quarterback on the opening weekend and the second best ever by a rookie making his debut. mike shanahan was scad what he liked the most about his quarterback's performance....
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it's the new trend named after redskins quarterback robert griffin iii. the internet phenomenon took off just hours after this image. rg3's historic image sunday. all you have to do is put your arms up in the air like he did after throwing that touchdown pass. people have been tweeting pictures of themselves griffining all week. >> got to work on the form for some folks. >> it's a little wider than just the typical arm formation. >> i didn't see it. because if you look at closely at the photo of him doing it, he clearly -- well, there you go. >> it's a little wider in the arms. >> yeah. >> right? >> and it's obviously -- >> what? >> he's pointing to the heavens, to god, thanking god for the play. >> there you go. >>> five minutes before the top of the hour. a police officer under fire. coming up at 5:15, what new video is revealing about the deadly attack at a sikh temple. >>> first, why apple's new >>> and why you won't get stuck with a pocket full of pennies if you shop at one sporting goods store. >>> welcome back. 4:58. buying an iphone could do more
it's the new trend named after redskins quarterback robert griffin iii. the internet phenomenon took off just hours after this image. rg3's historic image sunday. all you have to do is put your arms up in the air like he did after throwing that touchdown pass. people have been tweeting pictures of themselves griffining all week. >> got to work on the form for some folks. >> it's a little wider than just the typical arm formation. >> i didn't see it. because if you look at...
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griffin had a perfect passer rating in the first half. he finished the game with 320 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions and he becomes the first rookie quarterback to win the award after his first professional game. >> all the guys were there performing at a high level and it paid off for us with a win and another win for offensive player of the week. >> he's also going to be featured on this week's "sports illustrated" cover. the headline reads, power surge. >>> our time is 4:38. we're in for another spectacular day. pretty much a carbon copy of yesterday. howard is back in two minutes to let us know what to expect. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg helps improve the value of his company with just a few offhand comments. >> at 4:50, scientists say 2012 could be remembered as the year of the west nile virus. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. >>> welcome back. 4:40 on this thursday morning. another great day ahead. check out our day planner. great visibilities. a touch of fog in a couple of spots like frederic
griffin had a perfect passer rating in the first half. he finished the game with 320 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions and he becomes the first rookie quarterback to win the award after his first professional game. >> all the guys were there performing at a high level and it paid off for us with a win and another win for offensive player of the week. >> he's also going to be featured on this week's "sports illustrated" cover. the headline reads, power surge....
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what about robert griffin the third? he opened the eyes of some of the team. >> today, at least one of the redskins admitted surprise. >> i knew he could do it but i am impressed and i'm happy for him. he deserves it. >> for them to have a performance like that, we knew something like that was going to happen. >> robert griffin the third dazzled and his time on sunday looking like a 10-year pro. >> it's a game i played for a long time and the guys in the locker room, i was still a rookie to them. after this game, they tell me i'm not a rookie anymore. >> he made it so many plays a yesterday. >> the start and finish with 98 yards and two touchdowns. >> we have not had that in a long time. it's good to watch. >> but hold everything -- the redskins say the trip home was relatively subdued. >> it's just one game. we have 15 more to go. it's business as usual and we will just continue and it's time to get ready for the rams. >> the cleveland browns had a rookie quarterback yesterday. >> you had to bring that up. >> a little d
what about robert griffin the third? he opened the eyes of some of the team. >> today, at least one of the redskins admitted surprise. >> i knew he could do it but i am impressed and i'm happy for him. he deserves it. >> for them to have a performance like that, we knew something like that was going to happen. >> robert griffin the third dazzled and his time on sunday looking like a 10-year pro. >> it's a game i played for a long time and the guys in the locker...
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robert griffin iii breathes life into the redskins. my personal favorite, washington redskins handing out week one award for the redskins. not many people thought the washington redskins would go into the superdome and beat the new orleans saints. and yet here we are, of course the redskins put a lot of time and energy and training into this rg iii playing a big part in the victory. look at the fans inside the superdome, there was a strong contingent of redskins fans at the superdome in new orleans. lots of burgundy and gold. rg iii says it helps power them to a win. all the fan support behind him in new orleans, here's what he said post game. >> i think everybody was comfortable with the game plan coming in. did a lot of things we hadn't shown in the preseason. i think everybody executed it to a t. >> we'll take the winnie time. >> he went out there and executed a game plan, offense put up 40 points. hold the bar as long as they did, it is our responsibility on the defense. to make sure we seal the victory. >>> i'm out here waiting to
robert griffin iii breathes life into the redskins. my personal favorite, washington redskins handing out week one award for the redskins. not many people thought the washington redskins would go into the superdome and beat the new orleans saints. and yet here we are, of course the redskins put a lot of time and energy and training into this rg iii playing a big part in the victory. look at the fans inside the superdome, there was a strong contingent of redskins fans at the superdome in new...
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now we have the griffinning. i think redskins fans are hoping to see more griffinning but just maybe standing up. >> maybe a griffin or a favre? >> that it would be a favreing? we're creating new terms. people want to see this guy not take the shots he took to throw those touchdown passes week two this sunday in st. louis. >> you'll be there. >> i'll be there. >>> another rabid animal attack in northern virginia, the details coming up. >> plus is the government doing enough to keep you safe on the road? some say a fatal flaw is leading to deadly crashes, but it's not getting the attention it deserves. a fox 5 investigation is coming up next. >> if you see a story we should look into, call us at 202-895- 3000 or send us a tip to fox5tips@wttg.com. >>> this is fox 5 news. >>> each year hundreds of people die when their cars slam into the backs of semi trucks despite federal safety standards designed to prevent these deadly crashes. sherri ly has tonight's fox 5 investigation. >> reporter: driving behind a fully lea
now we have the griffinning. i think redskins fans are hoping to see more griffinning but just maybe standing up. >> maybe a griffin or a favre? >> that it would be a favreing? we're creating new terms. people want to see this guy not take the shots he took to throw those touchdown passes week two this sunday in st. louis. >> you'll be there. >> i'll be there. >>> another rabid animal attack in northern virginia, the details coming up. >> plus is the...
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this morning the city is buzzing about robert griffin iii. hear from the rookie on his first game as a red skin. >>> and the comment that mitt romney made that is getting a lot of attention this morning. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we have a sweater alert for you. temperatures took a big dip. some of us waking up to temperatures in the 40s. storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein back with us this week and brought us cooler weather. >>> heading off to school, going to need jeans and a sweatshirt. that's for the teachers. they're dressing down lately. and students too. you're going to need to layer up a bit this morning, a chill in the air. that's a live view from our satellite and radar. storm team 4 looking down upon us there from space showing a clear sky, thanks to high pressure that is pushed in over the last 24 hours. right now it's only in the 40s these areas in blue. west virginia, western maryland, and central shenandoah valley. these dark green areas, the low 50s. that includes most of
this morning the city is buzzing about robert griffin iii. hear from the rookie on his first game as a red skin. >>> and the comment that mitt romney made that is getting a lot of attention this morning. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we have a sweater alert for you. temperatures took a big dip. some of us waking up to temperatures in the 40s. storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein back with us this week and brought us...
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it's griffin. >> reporter: is it going to be this one, or that one? >> why do i have to pick? >> reporter: red skin numerology. how many points did the redskins score in the first quarter? >> 10. >> reporter: second quarter? >> 10. >> 10. >> reporter: what's rg-iii's number? >> 10. >> reporter: what does this mean? >> rg-iii is the man. >> reporter: the what? >> the man. >> reporter: let's hear it. >> the man! >> reporter: 10, 10, 10, 10. on a 0 to 10 scale, how would you rate him? >> 10! >> reporter: how many wins will get the redskins into the play-offs? that many. live downtown, pat collins, news4. >> wow, i hadn't made the connection with all those numbers until now. number 10. much more coming up about the redskins in sports. dan joins us live from the park with reaction to rg-iii, the only, did we mention the only rookie quarterback to come home with a win in week one. >>> keeping metro riders safe. tomorrow marks the 11th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. montgomery county police plan to use some new tools to detect potential threats along the rail system. news
it's griffin. >> reporter: is it going to be this one, or that one? >> why do i have to pick? >> reporter: red skin numerology. how many points did the redskins score in the first quarter? >> 10. >> reporter: second quarter? >> 10. >> 10. >> reporter: what's rg-iii's number? >> 10. >> reporter: what does this mean? >> rg-iii is the man. >> reporter: the what? >> the man. >> reporter: let's hear it. >> the...
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robert griffin iii was stellar in his nfl debut. he threw two touchdown passes and threw for 320 yards in the wind. statistically, that's among the best quarterback debuts in league history. our own dan hellie was there for the game. he has more on rg3's historic performance and more on what coach shanahan thought about it. >> reporter: it really was a masterful performance by the redskins last night. the defense delivered against drew brees, and robert griffin iii walked on water. not quite, but he did do everything else. a couple of touchdown passes and 320 yards in his nfl debut. he's also the first rookie qb to lead his offense to 40 points since 1950. >> he seemed so comfortable out there, so poised. that's what all the other guys were talking about. was there a welcome to the nfl moment? were there any butterflies? >> there were butterflies, but the one thing i tried to do this week is keep my mind clear, know what i had to go out and do, and just be myself. don't stress about it. don't try to prove anything to anyone. i think
robert griffin iii was stellar in his nfl debut. he threw two touchdown passes and threw for 320 yards in the wind. statistically, that's among the best quarterback debuts in league history. our own dan hellie was there for the game. he has more on rg3's historic performance and more on what coach shanahan thought about it. >> reporter: it really was a masterful performance by the redskins last night. the defense delivered against drew brees, and robert griffin iii walked on water. not...
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. >> reporter: the team yesterday unveiled the option and griffin's longest run of 12 yards came on the very second play from scrimmage. he showed poise. he was willing to take a hit, possibly on the biggest play of the game, an 88-yard touchdown pass complete to pierre garcon. griffin completed his first eight passes, finished anyone teen of 26 for 322 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. he showed his athleticism. first possession of the 2nd quarter he fakes the handoff, heads left. eludes the offender and throws across his body to the other side of the field to fred davis for a 26-yard pickup and rg3 leaves the field a 40-32 winner in his nfl debut. it is something nobody is going to forget here, so good. a couple over updates. mike shanahan had a press conference and said rookie running back alfred morris solidified his starting role. we'll have more on him later, also rookie safety jordan bernstein out for the season, tore an acl, mcl and pcl, knick sundberg will be out next -- nick sundberg will be out next week with a broken arm and pierre garcon will test his foot wednesd
. >> reporter: the team yesterday unveiled the option and griffin's longest run of 12 yards came on the very second play from scrimmage. he showed poise. he was willing to take a hit, possibly on the biggest play of the game, an 88-yard touchdown pass complete to pierre garcon. griffin completed his first eight passes, finished anyone teen of 26 for 322 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. he showed his athleticism. first possession of the 2nd quarter he fakes the handoff, heads...
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robert griffin, iii taken to the podium talking about his debut in new orleans this weekend. he said he feels medical fly and mentally pretty good -- physically and mentally pretty good after that win. they've put that behind them now. rg3's debut has got people talking all over the country, 320 passing yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, earning him praise and accolades from everywhere, but he said he was just glad to come out with the w. >> defense played well. offense came together. everybody knows if they take care of their assignments we can win and we got the talent to do it. i feel good about the excitement about this team and i think the team feels good about itself just with the way we performed last week and we got to continue to carry that on. >> reporter: i'm joined live by grant pahlsson, 106.7 the fan. we saw a lot of options run in in game we don't see too often in the nfl. for those that maybe don'ted up, can you briefly explain what that is. >> a lot of what griffin was doing with the redskins this understand with, not unlike cam newton in carolina and t
robert griffin, iii taken to the podium talking about his debut in new orleans this weekend. he said he feels medical fly and mentally pretty good -- physically and mentally pretty good after that win. they've put that behind them now. rg3's debut has got people talking all over the country, 320 passing yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, earning him praise and accolades from everywhere, but he said he was just glad to come out with the w. >> defense played well. offense came...
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griffin's second touchdown pass came in the 2nd quarter. griffin passes for 320 yards, the second most by a rookie in a season opener. another rookie in the big easy, running back alfred morris, 96 yards, 28 carries, two tds in the 40-32 win. the head coach put the victory in perspective. >> it's one game. we played well-being a good football team in their backyard and you got to feel good about yourself, enjoy it 24 hours and it's one game. we got 15 left. you take it game at a time and i think our football team is mature enough to understand it was a nice win, but it's one win. what you do the course of the season dictate what type of team you are. you got to feel good about what you did. when they come back wednesday, it's over and we get started. >> regardless still a really strong start and the big win yesterday has fueled a fan frenzy. some fans already talking super bowl. bob barnard has reaction to the start of the redskins season. >> i honestly believe that if the team can stay healthy and stay as quick and poised as i saw in the g
griffin's second touchdown pass came in the 2nd quarter. griffin passes for 320 yards, the second most by a rookie in a season opener. another rookie in the big easy, running back alfred morris, 96 yards, 28 carries, two tds in the 40-32 win. the head coach put the victory in perspective. >> it's one game. we played well-being a good football team in their backyard and you got to feel good about yourself, enjoy it 24 hours and it's one game. we got 15 left. you take it game at a time and...
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robert griffin iii takes the reigns of the skins for real. now they head to the big easy to face the saints and it's not going to be easy there. the guys from kevin and roch show are both here to give prediction for the game and the season. and wait till you hear who they each have -- i can't believe we asked them to do this -- winning the super bowl. gwen? >> the super bowl of weather is headed our way. we've got sunshine, and it's sticking around for a while. stay with us. details after the break. romney plan, a middle class to $2,000 more a year in taxes. multi-millionaires like himself hits the middle class harder... bigger break. forward for america? this message. . >>> top stories we're following this morning, the storm aftermath, no shortage of downed trees and power lines. you're taking a look right now at 38th and appleton in northwest dc. the storm knocked out power in upper northwest and had a couple of traffic lights that didn't work. everyone, still please be careful out there. the power is coming back on slowly, but mi
robert griffin iii takes the reigns of the skins for real. now they head to the big easy to face the saints and it's not going to be easy there. the guys from kevin and roch show are both here to give prediction for the game and the season. and wait till you hear who they each have -- i can't believe we asked them to do this -- winning the super bowl. gwen? >> the super bowl of weather is headed our way. we've got sunshine, and it's sticking around for a while. stay with us. details after...
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griffin's debut against the saints will go down as one of the best ever. 320 yards. and two touchdowns with no interceptions. the first time that's ever happened in a rookie quarterback's first game. the redskins have tailored the offense specifically to griffin, pulling several formations from his college playbook at baylor. the trick for most would be to remain even keeled. doesn't seem like a problem for the redskins rook. >> rex told me after the game, he said i set the bar high. but it doesn't put any pressure on me. just solidifies what i've always thought, that i could play in the nfl at a high level. >> do you believe in the spor"ss illustrated" jinx at all? >> i am kind of a superstitious guy. >> i guess i should have prefaced that by saying robert was on the cover this week. >> hopefully nothing -- hopefully that doesn't come to fruition. >> you don't believe in the jinx stuff? >> i didn't even know until you told me. he's not worried about it. we're not worried about it. we're just going to continue to practice hard and go out on this field and try to get
griffin's debut against the saints will go down as one of the best ever. 320 yards. and two touchdowns with no interceptions. the first time that's ever happened in a rookie quarterback's first game. the redskins have tailored the offense specifically to griffin, pulling several formations from his college playbook at baylor. the trick for most would be to remain even keeled. doesn't seem like a problem for the redskins rook. >> rex told me after the game, he said i set the bar high. but...
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robert griffin iii is talking about a new internet craze dubbed griffinning. here is a little backgrounden he got knocked on his back side a split second after throwing his first touch downpass in the nfl sunday. he struck that now famous pose from the ground with his arms and fingers pointed to the skies. now, everybody is doing it. >> who would have thought getting knocked on your butt and throw a touch downwould start a phenomenon like that. it is what it is and griffinning, whatever they want to call it, i'm not opposed to it. it is pretty funny. i haven't seen anyone do it. some of my teammates have made fun of me for it like i started it on purpose but it is what it is. people are going to have fun with what they want to have fun with. >> i like that. i didn't know that is what they called it but i'm not surprised. he's the man. >> he is definitely the man. he landed on the cover of this week's east coast edition of sports illustrated. he is the seventh quarterback in redskins history to grace the cover and the first since jason campbell in 2009. now, gr
robert griffin iii is talking about a new internet craze dubbed griffinning. here is a little backgrounden he got knocked on his back side a split second after throwing his first touch downpass in the nfl sunday. he struck that now famous pose from the ground with his arms and fingers pointed to the skies. now, everybody is doing it. >> who would have thought getting knocked on your butt and throw a touch downwould start a phenomenon like that. it is what it is and griffinning, whatever...
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. ♪ >>> that former baylor basketball player who tried to extort money from robert griffin, iii pled guilty yesterday. back in june richard hurd contacted one of rg3's agents demanding a million bucks or he would release some as yet unvealed damaging information on the rookie. the agent called the police and hurd was later arrested. hurd is scheduled for a hearing november 21st and he could be facing two or three years behind bars. >>> the washington wizards will be without their floor general the beginning of the season. john wall is out for eight weeks. he's got some sort of stress injury in his knee. he doesn't need surgery, but the former first overall pick will start rehab right away. until he gets back a.j. price and shelvin mack are the only point guards on the roster. >>> fairfax county police on the hunt for a crook stealing from vulnerable victims. the guy you see in that picture dresses up like a maintenanceman, then makes off with purses and wallets from patients in doctors' offices. the thefts have happened throughout the mclean and falls church areas. he struck at least
. ♪ >>> that former baylor basketball player who tried to extort money from robert griffin, iii pled guilty yesterday. back in june richard hurd contacted one of rg3's agents demanding a million bucks or he would release some as yet unvealed damaging information on the rookie. the agent called the police and hurd was later arrested. hurd is scheduled for a hearing november 21st and he could be facing two or three years behind bars. >>> the washington wizards will be without...
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robert griffin iii made his nfl debut. the redskins started the season in new orleans. 88ierre garcon, yards, his first touchdown pass. the redskins are. on are the second quarter, same number to robinson, 5 yards. 17-7, washington. the game went down to the wire. drew brees had one last shot to tie the game. a two-point conversion, but the picked it off. the washington redskins win 40- 32. lot of fun and i think everybody was comfortable with the game plan. we did a lot of things we had not shown in a preseason. executed to the t. >> its 58 degrees outside. the news continues at 5:30. construction on one of the bridges in and out of the district. prices anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? but it makes millions off marylanders every year. because voting for questioion seven is a vote to build a.. world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of legislative... servic
robert griffin iii made his nfl debut. the redskins started the season in new orleans. 88ierre garcon, yards, his first touchdown pass. the redskins are. on are the second quarter, same number to robinson, 5 yards. 17-7, washington. the game went down to the wire. drew brees had one last shot to tie the game. a two-point conversion, but the picked it off. the washington redskins win 40- 32. lot of fun and i think everybody was comfortable with the game plan. we did a lot of things we had not...
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griffin averages just over six yards a carry. this past sunday the rookie scored his first two touchdowns. we'll have more from rg3 and his skins prepare for their home opener. plus, a starter has been receiving death threats. more on that a little later in sports. >>> this is 9news now. >> we were just stuck under ground for an hour and a half. the lights kept going on and off. >> and that's fun for nobody. power problems making a mess of the commute for metro riders and tonight, the rail system trying to figure out what went wrong. it all gets started with a red line train lost power between the rhode island avenue stations. also for a train near tenley town. the reprecushions could be felt throughout the system. our team coverage begins with bruce johnson who is live at rhode island avenue. bruce. >> derek, how are you doing? there's the train right there. it is coming from brentwood. it's at the rhode island avenue station. but let's go back to this morning. we have footage of that same train. it was headed toward rhode islan
griffin averages just over six yards a carry. this past sunday the rookie scored his first two touchdowns. we'll have more from rg3 and his skins prepare for their home opener. plus, a starter has been receiving death threats. more on that a little later in sports. >>> this is 9news now. >> we were just stuck under ground for an hour and a half. the lights kept going on and off. >> and that's fun for nobody. power problems making a mess of the commute for metro riders and...
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that was before the robert griffin, iii era began. while the skins offense is looking to keep the momentum going the rams are hoping they can slow griffin and the game down. >> his debut in the opener as a rookie statistically is historic. they said you got to go back to 1950 to see that kind of execution. he did a great job. he managed offense well, extended plays, made throws and clearly caught the saints a little off guard. >> i think it's important for our defense that we rally to the ball. you have 11 guys screaming to the ball because you never know with his athleticism who he'll make miss and cut back. you'll need to rally the trueness to swarm mentality to kind of -- troops to swarm mentality to kind of contain him. >> mike shanahan said rg3 keeps teams off balance because you don't know if he's going to run or throw the ball. >> he's versatile. >>> still coming your way tonight on the 10:00 why metro says a new program has not caught on yet with the public. >> plus he preyed on desperate homeowners and left them high and dry.
that was before the robert griffin, iii era began. while the skins offense is looking to keep the momentum going the rams are hoping they can slow griffin and the game down. >> his debut in the opener as a rookie statistically is historic. they said you got to go back to 1950 to see that kind of execution. he did a great job. he managed offense well, extended plays, made throws and clearly caught the saints a little off guard. >> i think it's important for our defense that we rally...
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. >> you talked about robert griffin iii about the off-season and said what the kid had was just special. how he handled the offense, the maturity. i've never seen anyone handle the media as well as he has, just coming out of college, in my whole career. from a player perspective, he's a playmaker, tough, the sixth rated passer in the nfl. the 15th leading rusher. but here's my question, he's taking an absolute beating. can he survive running 12, 13 times a game? >> i think you flinch every time a quarterback takes a hit. and i like what he said. i like what he said in his interview after the game. look, i'm going to bring it. i know i'm going to get hit, but i'm going to continue to bring it. i think you look at cam newton as someone as an example. he was young, he took a lot of hits. he made it through the season. i think robert's very tough. i think he's going to continue to take some of the hits, as much as you can take off of him the better, because at any point it could be the hit that puts him out of the game. you don't want to see it happen, but he's a tough guy and i think he's
. >> you talked about robert griffin iii about the off-season and said what the kid had was just special. how he handled the offense, the maturity. i've never seen anyone handle the media as well as he has, just coming out of college, in my whole career. from a player perspective, he's a playmaker, tough, the sixth rated passer in the nfl. the 15th leading rusher. but here's my question, he's taking an absolute beating. can he survive running 12, 13 times a game? >> i think you...
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he's started a new internet craze starting griffining. knocked on his backside in the nfl. >> does that mean something? the two index fingers. >> it was his reaction cause he was knocked down. he sat up, saw what happened and put his fingers up. >> i just yesterday donated my old jason campbell jersey to the goodwill. >> did you? you need to hold on to that. >> why? >> why not? >> cause. >> i still have a kent harvey jersey. >> that's different. that's line having tony endorse that. he's considered one of the --. >> he was a cowboy. >> just throw out any name. not the same thing . >> it is too. >> okay. now we're getting to it. >> kent harvey better than jason. >> we have weather to do i think. >> let's do it. >> exactly why i'm taking as much time as i can. i don't have anything to talk about. 61 in washington. it is cool out there. north and west, it's going to be another beautiful day. lots of sunshine. blue sky. should be a dry afternoon for you. 54 in leonard town. 63. average high this time of year 81. close to it today. 82 today an
he's started a new internet craze starting griffining. knocked on his backside in the nfl. >> does that mean something? the two index fingers. >> it was his reaction cause he was knocked down. he sat up, saw what happened and put his fingers up. >> i just yesterday donated my old jason campbell jersey to the goodwill. >> did you? you need to hold on to that. >> why? >> why not? >> cause. >> i still have a kent harvey jersey. >> that's...
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it's called griffining, and it's the latest internet phenomenon. people started tweeting pictures of themselves griffining shortly after rg3 threw that 88-yard touchdown pass to garcon on sunday. it's similar to tebowing which became last year as tim tebow kept winning as the broncos' quarterback. >> you on board with this? >> what kind of question is that? of course i'm on board with it. >> so the next time something good happens in the newsroom, i expect to see you on the floor -- >> well, you don't have to be on the floor like this man. >> yes, you do. it's got to be realistic and on the floor. >> there's always something. >> pictures will show up on facebook. look out for it. >>> 5:25 right now. still ahead this morning, remembering those who died on 9/11. why this year's ceremony in new york will be different than those in past years. >>> plus the latest agency to get involved in the investigation into the death of a maryland honors student. how long the fall-like weather will stick around next with weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> for y >>>
it's called griffining, and it's the latest internet phenomenon. people started tweeting pictures of themselves griffining shortly after rg3 threw that 88-yard touchdown pass to garcon on sunday. it's similar to tebowing which became last year as tim tebow kept winning as the broncos' quarterback. >> you on board with this? >> what kind of question is that? of course i'm on board with it. >> so the next time something good happens in the newsroom, i expect to see you on the...
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. >>> plus, robert griffin iii being called to the principal's office. we'll tell you why the league wants a word with him. >>> next, a missing woman found in a very unusual place. how she ended up trapped in her own freezer. >>> and an update on the break news on the beltway. you're looking at some live pictures coming from the scene of a crash that is causing major backups. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. but it makes millions off west marylanders every year. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney now the
. >>> plus, robert griffin iii being called to the principal's office. we'll tell you why the league wants a word with him. >>> next, a missing woman found in a very unusual place. how she ended up trapped in her own freezer. >>> and an update on the break news on the beltway. you're looking at some live pictures coming from the scene of a crash that is causing major backups. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone...
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robert griffin he is the offensive player of the week for his performance against new orleans. he is the first player in nfl history to throw like that with no interceptions in his debut. he is on this week's cover of "sports illustrated," the regional issue so how does he stay grounded with all of these honors. >> to stay grounded and actually have a game like that. i have stayed away from it. it is not like i am looking up articles figuring out what everybody is saying. you just move on to the next week. i made sure i did that monday morning. >> stay away from leon. an notre dame is joining the conference in all sports except football where they will remain independent. notre dame will try to expedite their entrance. while they remain independent in football, they will play five acc football teams each season. each acc team will play notre dame so this is a win-win situation. it makes the 15th school in the conference. the commissioners said and the folks at notre dame said this is because notre dame is staying independent in football. >> we did not feel we could give that up
robert griffin he is the offensive player of the week for his performance against new orleans. he is the first player in nfl history to throw like that with no interceptions in his debut. he is on this week's cover of "sports illustrated," the regional issue so how does he stay grounded with all of these honors. >> to stay grounded and actually have a game like that. i have stayed away from it. it is not like i am looking up articles figuring out what everybody is saying. you...
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. >> despite a valiant effort from robert griffin iii, the offense once again falls short at fedex field. their seventh straight loss. 38-31 was the final. and the biggest problem for the skins had to be the defense. this was supposed to be the strength of the team this year. unfortunately, it's been the achilles heel. the secondary made the dolphibe quarterback look like a hall of famer. >> this defense was disappointed because we knew coming into the game we needed to eliminate the plays. right off the bat, they had another big play and a touchdown pass. we can't let that happen. these are killers. >> team is good. offense is good. but it's just disappointing. we just need -- we have to win football games. the offense is doing their part, and luckily, we got a game next week against tampa bay. we need to go out there and correct it and get a fix. >> extremely frustrating defensively. we thought we'd be a better unit. i know we will be, but right now we haven't performed to that level, especially the last two games. offense is giving us more than enough points to win those games. >> rep
. >> despite a valiant effort from robert griffin iii, the offense once again falls short at fedex field. their seventh straight loss. 38-31 was the final. and the biggest problem for the skins had to be the defense. this was supposed to be the strength of the team this year. unfortunately, it's been the achilles heel. the secondary made the dolphibe quarterback look like a hall of famer. >> this defense was disappointed because we knew coming into the game we needed to eliminate...
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. >> coming up, the redskins and rams know each other well, but no opponent knows robert griffin iii, we'll see how the rams hope to contain him. shawn. >> and if you have a story idea, call the fox 5 tip line at 202-895-3000 or send an e- mail to fox 5 tips@wttg.com. get your story on the air. hey scott. kinda late e in the year to be feedin' your lawn, isn't it? you wouldn't expect penny there to puggle through winter without being fed? well i'm not a vet but she'd starve probably! and so will your lawn, man! fall is the most crucial feeding of the year. it's the time when roots rebuild and store up nutrients for winter. now's the time to feed it with scotts turf builder winterguard. [ scott ] that's it man! feed your lawn now and she'll be green and lush as the banks of bonny doon come springtime! and a "bonny doon" to you! [ scott ] get scotts turf builder winterguard. it's guaranteed. feed your lawn. feed it! it's guaranteed. mitt romney'y's position onrove women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employe
. >> coming up, the redskins and rams know each other well, but no opponent knows robert griffin iii, we'll see how the rams hope to contain him. shawn. >> and if you have a story idea, call the fox 5 tip line at 202-895-3000 or send an e- mail to fox 5 tips@wttg.com. get your story on the air. hey scott. kinda late e in the year to be feedin' your lawn, isn't it? you wouldn't expect penny there to puggle through winter without being fed? well i'm not a vet but she'd starve...
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garcon made an 88-yard play, earning robert griffin iii his first nfl pass. but in the process, he bruised his foot. garcon plans to try full practice today for the first time this week. the coaches say it is possible he will not be able to play this sunday. >>> 21 minutes after 6:00 on this friday morning. everybody is itching to get out the door for one reason or another today. >> they might want to take it a little slow. there is fog to contend with. right, tom? >>> speaking of itching, you'll probably need a sweater this morning. later today, you can wear short sleeves. clouds passing over the west/southwest. they'll be with us from time to time this morning and into the afternoon. all these areas in dark green covers most of virginia, most of maryland, and most of west virginia. at reagan national now 65. near 60 right near the bay waters. storm team 4 four-day forecast near 80 by midafternoon. clouds rolling through tonight might produce an isolated sprinkle. otherwise, a dry night and a gorgeous weekend to follow. both days sunny, low humidity, highs n
garcon made an 88-yard play, earning robert griffin iii his first nfl pass. but in the process, he bruised his foot. garcon plans to try full practice today for the first time this week. the coaches say it is possible he will not be able to play this sunday. >>> 21 minutes after 6:00 on this friday morning. everybody is itching to get out the door for one reason or another today. >> they might want to take it a little slow. there is fog to contend with. right, tom? >>>...
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robert griffin iii has sparked a nationwide trend. >> plus, the nationals actually trailed the mets in the late innings. kristen berset has the highlights in your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. the word cy young award has been attached to naptions pitcher gi -- to nationals pitcher gio gonzalez, he could be a good candidate for it but a guy hot on his tail brought 18 wins into last night's game and the nats looked motivated to keep it that way. zimmerman gave up just two earned runs including this one to david wright in the 5th. that gave the mets the lead but the nats bats came alive in the 7th. timer moore at the dish, he send as two-run shot to left off of dicky and that puts the nats back on top. that would be the end of it for dicky. in the 9th, bases laided for -- loaded for bryce harper. he had his first career four- hit game as the nats win 5-3. the magic number to clinch a playoff spot is now at eight games. orioles hosting the rays trying to get back in first place. big night for jj harty. a two-run shot to left. those fans are pretty pumped but he wasn't done y
robert griffin iii has sparked a nationwide trend. >> plus, the nationals actually trailed the mets in the late innings. kristen berset has the highlights in your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. the word cy young award has been attached to naptions pitcher gi -- to nationals pitcher gio gonzalez, he could be a good candidate for it but a guy hot on his tail brought 18 wins into last night's game and the nats looked motivated to keep it that way. zimmerman gave up...
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five days and counting until robert griffin iii will lead the redskins out on to the field for their first regular season game. >> they kick off the season in new orleans against the saints on sunday at 1:00 p.m. the team is looking to improve on last year's 5-11 record. i think that is a given. >> nowhere to go but up. >> brandon banks is back in the fold again after battling the bubble all season. he impressed with a 43-yard catch. he also showed he is a playmaker with a 91-yard touchdown on a punt return earlier this season. entering the season, banks seems as confident as ever. >> i feel like i want the ball as many times as i can get the ball. hopefully i can make the play and go the distance. >> i feel like we got a lot of good thins going. i think we'll make it a good republican this -- a good run this year. >> he is so tiny. but' he hungry. like that. the. >>> virginia tech kicked off the season on a high note against georgia tech. they beat the yellow jackets. they kicked it in 17 yards to win it in overtime. >>> we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of y
five days and counting until robert griffin iii will lead the redskins out on to the field for their first regular season game. >> they kick off the season in new orleans against the saints on sunday at 1:00 p.m. the team is looking to improve on last year's 5-11 record. i think that is a given. >> nowhere to go but up. >> brandon banks is back in the fold again after battling the bubble all season. he impressed with a 43-yard catch. he also showed he is a playmaker with a...
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pepco calls the latest offer generous but the local president jim griffin calls it ridiculous. >> i think the mood is angry. the company wants to take over control of our health and welfare benefits. there's no reason for it. they want to eliminate a major portion of our seniority rights. there's no reason for it. they want to hire part-time employees in our call center which we believe will affect customer service. >> reporter: what would a strike mean for pepco customers? pepco says the customers will not notice any changes in service or repairs if the workers walk out. they also have hundreds of contractors on standby ready to help in the event of severe weather. but union leaders say that plan is not going to work, and i will let them explain why in their own words coming up in half an hour at 6:30. >> kristin fisher with that live update at pepco headquarters in northwest washington this morning. >>> also this morning, police are looking for a killer. they rushed to h street near benny road southeast overnight and found one man shot. medics rushed him to the hospital. no word on his
pepco calls the latest offer generous but the local president jim griffin calls it ridiculous. >> i think the mood is angry. the company wants to take over control of our health and welfare benefits. there's no reason for it. they want to eliminate a major portion of our seniority rights. there's no reason for it. they want to hire part-time employees in our call center which we believe will affect customer service. >> reporter: what would a strike mean for pepco customers? pepco...
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prosecutors say richard hurd contacted one of griffin's agents off the summer and threatened to release damaging in -- over the summer and threatened to release damaging info if he wasn't paid 1,000 bucks. after he collected the money in waco in a sting operation, they arrested him. he could receive up to three years in prison when he's sentenced in november. >>> there's more evidence now that a renoir painting bought at a flea market for $7 was actually stolen from a baltimore museum decades ago. baltimore police found the theft report written up in 1951 when a painting was snatched from the baltimore museum of art and a brief description seems to the match the painting a virginia woman bought two years ago at a west virginia flee market. she recently had it examined at an auction house in alexandria. >> she paid $7 for it and the painting we have estimated to sell at auction at 75,000 to 100,000. >> the fbi is investigating and the painting could be heading back to that museum. if so, that virginia woman is out of seven bucks. maybe that 100 grand or so. >> got to be disappointing. >>
prosecutors say richard hurd contacted one of griffin's agents off the summer and threatened to release damaging in -- over the summer and threatened to release damaging info if he wasn't paid 1,000 bucks. after he collected the money in waco in a sting operation, they arrested him. he could receive up to three years in prison when he's sentenced in november. >>> there's more evidence now that a renoir painting bought at a flea market for $7 was actually stolen from a baltimore museum...
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robert griffin iii is the nfc offensive player of the week. >> there are certain plays i gifted to make with the talent god has blessed me with. looking for those plays it will never work. long as everybody is doing are supposed to do in plays like that can happen. >> rg3. let's go to baseball. the nationals and the mets, scoreless game. zimmerman.n but he got that. washington. says, and get it. on its way to being a souvenir. 0, national's. >> it is 60 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. the latest on the u.s. response to attacks in libya. the latest on the u.s. response to atta[ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow w options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. a bomb >> we continue to follow breaking news from overseas. the u.s. ambassador t
robert griffin iii is the nfc offensive player of the week. >> there are certain plays i gifted to make with the talent god has blessed me with. looking for those plays it will never work. long as everybody is doing are supposed to do in plays like that can happen. >> rg3. let's go to baseball. the nationals and the mets, scoreless game. zimmerman.n but he got that. washington. says, and get it. on its way to being a souvenir. 0, national's. >> it is 60 degrees. the news...
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griffin gets his first chance to live up to the hype sunday against the new orleans saints. >>> is and a drive to left. turns one way and the ball's right there for him. and the nates have done it again. >> the nationals have their largest first-place lead of the season. they bet the cubs 11-5 last night and the braves lost 6-0 to the rockies. that means the nats are in first place by 7 1/2 games now. adam laroche hit two home runs last night in that victory. the nationals will look to win their fourth game in a row tonight against the cubs. >>> let's take a look now at some of the stories we're following on news 4 this afternoon. pat lawson muse joining us from the newsroom with a preview of what's to come. hey, pat. >> hey, aaron. coming up this afternoon on news 4, starting at 4:00, nicki minaj makes a political statement in one of her songs, and now she's gettinging death threats. we'll have details about that. >>> also, surveillance video shows a mother at a store shoplifting using her kids. >>> and coming up at 5:00 this afternoon, which is worse? the tick or the pesticide that o
griffin gets his first chance to live up to the hype sunday against the new orleans saints. >>> is and a drive to left. turns one way and the ball's right there for him. and the nates have done it again. >> the nationals have their largest first-place lead of the season. they bet the cubs 11-5 last night and the braves lost 6-0 to the rockies. that means the nats are in first place by 7 1/2 games now. adam laroche hit two home runs last night in that victory. the nationals will...
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. >>> he's not quite at sainthood level yet but redskins quarterback robert griffin iii will be on the cover of "sports illustrated" this week deservedly so. he was named the nfc offensive player of the week. he's not taking all the credit, though. >> it's more than just myself. i mean, all the guys out there performed at a high level. it paid off us for with a win. i guess with another win for offensive player of the week. >> sure was terrific. the reds skins visit the rams this sunday. kickoff 4:05. >>> it's 6:24. straight ahead the latest on our breaking news. more protests at u.s. embassies overseas. >> plus, cracking down on toll cheaters in maryland. how one lawmaker wants to shame people into paying. >> right now monika says traffic is a crying shame. take a look at this. >> believe it or not, this is 95 at route 212 heading southbound to the outer loop. that extends all the way to silver spring because of an earlier accident. i'll have details on that coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> good thursday morning. it's 6:29. you can alway
. >>> he's not quite at sainthood level yet but redskins quarterback robert griffin iii will be on the cover of "sports illustrated" this week deservedly so. he was named the nfc offensive player of the week. he's not taking all the credit, though. >> it's more than just myself. i mean, all the guys out there performed at a high level. it paid off us for with a win. i guess with another win for offensive player of the week. >> sure was terrific. the reds skins...
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pepco calls the latest offer generous but the local president jim griffin calls it, quote, ridiculous. >> i think the mood is angry. the company wants to take over control of our health and welfare benefits. there's no reason for it. they want it eliminate a major portion of our seniority rights. there's no reason for it. they want to hire part-time employees in our call center which we believe will affect customer service. >> reporter: what would a strike mean for pepco customers? and that customer service? pepco is saying customers would not notice any changes in service or repairs if the workers walk out. they say they have hundreds of contractors on standby ready to help in case of big power outages due to severe weather. union leaders say that plan will not work. i will let them explain why they think it won't work coming up in half an hour at 5:30. mike, andrea? >> thank you, kristin live outside pepco headquarters. we'll stay tuned to this one, that's for sure. >>> fairfax county police still haven't released the names of a her don family found dead -- herndon family found dead
pepco calls the latest offer generous but the local president jim griffin calls it, quote, ridiculous. >> i think the mood is angry. the company wants to take over control of our health and welfare benefits. there's no reason for it. they want it eliminate a major portion of our seniority rights. there's no reason for it. they want to hire part-time employees in our call center which we believe will affect customer service. >> reporter: what would a strike mean for pepco customers?...
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. >> robert griffin, iii, and the rest of the offense put up 31 points. 31 points. but it wasn't enough. kristen berset joins us with the struggles on what used to be the redskins strength, the defense. kristen. >> that's right, in recent years, the defense has been the least of the redskins problem. it has been the offense and the lack of scoring. but as we saw yesterday, that's not the case anymore. rg3 and the offense flourished while the defense let one too many big plays get past. >> and back there is mohommed who will go deep and he's got green and that's going to be all the way. >> i can't believe, execute a game plan. and one of the things going into the game that we were trying to do is eliminate the big plays and we did a good job of doing that. >> we gave up too many big plays. we have to watch the film and see who plays better, and as a total group coaches their players, get it fixed and fixed fast so we don't see ourselves continue to lose games in this fashion. >> the numbers say it all. over the first three games of the season, the redskins defense ha
. >> robert griffin, iii, and the rest of the offense put up 31 points. 31 points. but it wasn't enough. kristen berset joins us with the struggles on what used to be the redskins strength, the defense. kristen. >> that's right, in recent years, the defense has been the least of the redskins problem. it has been the offense and the lack of scoring. but as we saw yesterday, that's not the case anymore. rg3 and the offense flourished while the defense let one too many big plays get...
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it will be robert griffin iii first regular season nfl game. you have to wait a few more weeks to see the skins in person. their home opener is two weeks from today. those are some of the stories making headlines this morning. next is nbc4's viewpoint. >> of course we'll be back in a few minutes with another update. >>> good morning. welcome to viewpoint. i'm pat lawson muse. access to health care is an important issue across the country and here in the washington area. it is a very big issue for prince georges county residents many of whom seek health care still outside the county because it's either convenient to do so or because they can't find what they're looking for. we focus on the mobile health care and my guests is a health office we are the prince georges county health department center and maria gomez is president and ceo of mary's center. dr. harris is medical director of health programs at the children's national medical center. thanks for join us this morning. let's talk just a moment about prince georges county. 150,000 residents
it will be robert griffin iii first regular season nfl game. you have to wait a few more weeks to see the skins in person. their home opener is two weeks from today. those are some of the stories making headlines this morning. next is nbc4's viewpoint. >> of course we'll be back in a few minutes with another update. >>> good morning. welcome to viewpoint. i'm pat lawson muse. access to health care is an important issue across the country and here in the washington area. it is a...
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. >> goal from the five, griffin looking, touchdown! robinson! >> redskins fans couldn't have asked for more. robert griffin iii showed the poise of a seasoned veteran and threw 2 touchdown passes in his debut and albert morris ran for two touchdowns of his own. the redskins exploded on offense to a 40-32 win against the saints at home in the superdome. >> it was great. >> it really was. we'll talk more about that coming up throughout the show. >> i'm so glad they won because you would not have been happy today. >> i'm a big fan but i have to admit like many i thought they would lose. i wouldn't have been stunned. but this is fantastic! >> yay! >> also fantastic weather we are having as tony perkins said. just very comfortable out there. gwen has the latest in for tucker this morning. >> good morning. you're absolutely right. it is really going to be a spectacular day today. and we have a refreshing start to the day. some people are calling it chilly, some cold. i'm referring to it as refreshing. let's take a look at our fox 5 accuweather satelli
. >> goal from the five, griffin looking, touchdown! robinson! >> redskins fans couldn't have asked for more. robert griffin iii showed the poise of a seasoned veteran and threw 2 touchdown passes in his debut and albert morris ran for two touchdowns of his own. the redskins exploded on offense to a 40-32 win against the saints at home in the superdome. >> it was great. >> it really was. we'll talk more about that coming up throughout the show. >> i'm so glad they...
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but you won't have to wait long to see robert griffin iii in action, just a few more days! fans caught a glimpse of what rg3 can do during his solid preseason games with two touchdowns and no interceptions, but there is no doubt he is feeling some butterflies for his first regular season game. >> everybody gets nervous. you know, everyone gets antsy, anxious, any word you want to use to put on that, it happens, but you do try to stay calm, and i have to. i have to stay calm. i can't go in there and be stumbling over my words or too excited in the huddle with those guys. but the way i approach it is stay calm, make sure you walk in the huddle with confidence so the guys are confident with what you're running and go from there. >> the redskins and saints kick off at 1:00 sunday afternoon. go, skins! >>> a not-so-stellar start to the season for the defending super bowl champs. the dallas cowboys handled the new york giants last night 24-17. tony romo made the difference for the cowboys, throwing for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns. the giants quarterback, eli manning,
but you won't have to wait long to see robert griffin iii in action, just a few more days! fans caught a glimpse of what rg3 can do during his solid preseason games with two touchdowns and no interceptions, but there is no doubt he is feeling some butterflies for his first regular season game. >> everybody gets nervous. you know, everyone gets antsy, anxious, any word you want to use to put on that, it happens, but you do try to stay calm, and i have to. i have to stay calm. i can't go in...
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just under ten minutes to go, bengals rookie linebacker alfred williams, just gets the jersey of mark griffin, and the ball bounces away. into the midst of alonso mitts. cincinnati turns the turnover into a field goal, tying the game at 24. but this was a day for riggs. just over two minutes to go. and watch the lane open up on the right side. thanks to raleigh mckenzie, joe jacoby, ron middleton and jim lachey, a seven-yard stroll for riggs. and a win for the redskins. >> we're busting our butt. people in this league better realize we're for real. we're 60 minutes, playing every down, and when we're out there, they better take care of business, because we are. >> redskins and nationals, we have a lot to talk about today coming up at 6:00. >> i know. >> we'll have a live report in just a bit. our chance to lock up that pl e place. it's going to be fun. >> can you hook us up with tickets from here on? that's tough. >> this is not an easy ticket anymore. the nationals are actually winning. the president's club behind home plate is full. i don't know if you've seen it. >> good. they've earned it
just under ten minutes to go, bengals rookie linebacker alfred williams, just gets the jersey of mark griffin, and the ball bounces away. into the midst of alonso mitts. cincinnati turns the turnover into a field goal, tying the game at 24. but this was a day for riggs. just over two minutes to go. and watch the lane open up on the right side. thanks to raleigh mckenzie, joe jacoby, ron middleton and jim lachey, a seven-yard stroll for riggs. and a win for the redskins. >> we're busting...
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. >> griffin didn't just play well, he exceeded expectations and has redskins fans dreaming of the playoffs already. >> playoffs? playoffs? kristen berset is here now with more. playoffs? >> don't get ahead of yourself yet, guys, but that game against new orleans was exciting and as anita said, exceeded expectations. joining me now in studio to talk about rg3's debut. if there wasn't enough hype, it is tenfold now. is it too early to get excited? >> it's one game. calm down, everyone. calm down. it's only one game. but he did have nice numbers. 19 to 26 for 320 yards, a couple touchdowns. he's the real deal and broke out the option a little bit. a lot of fun to watch. when was the last time you saw an 88-yard touchdown pass by the redskins? it's great to see. but it's one game, it's a long season, call me about week 10 or week 11 and then we go from there. >> the last three years, they have won their season opener. not to be debbie downer or anything, but it was an exciting start. it got people riled up. the redskins didn't show all their cards. they got to see them open up the play book. h
. >> griffin didn't just play well, he exceeded expectations and has redskins fans dreaming of the playoffs already. >> playoffs? playoffs? kristen berset is here now with more. playoffs? >> don't get ahead of yourself yet, guys, but that game against new orleans was exciting and as anita said, exceeded expectations. joining me now in studio to talk about rg3's debut. if there wasn't enough hype, it is tenfold now. is it too early to get excited? >> it's one game. calm...
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robert griffin iii excited about making his first pro start in his parents' home town of new orleans. drew brees, the other quarterback in sunday's game, complemented the rookie heisman trophy winner. he said it's only a matter of time before he takes the lead by storm, i just hope he does not do that on sunday. the dallas cowboys took the lead for good just before halftime last night. that was against the giants. the cowboys getting their second touchdown from ogletree. home-run derby time again at nationals are park against the cubs. bryce harper for two home runs last night. one for mom and one for dad. of them were in the crowd last night. adam laroche got a home run as well as ian desmond, roger bernadina, and danny espinoza. the nationals won 9-1. tonight it will be jordan zimmermann on the mound. >> a 7-year-old girl in denver is recovering from the bubonic plague. she became sick after camping in southwestern colorado. at first for family thought she had the full. she was taken to hospital with a temperature of 107 degrees. -- thought that she had the flu at first. >> it is ra
robert griffin iii excited about making his first pro start in his parents' home town of new orleans. drew brees, the other quarterback in sunday's game, complemented the rookie heisman trophy winner. he said it's only a matter of time before he takes the lead by storm, i just hope he does not do that on sunday. the dallas cowboys took the lead for good just before halftime last night. that was against the giants. the cowboys getting their second touchdown from ogletree. home-run derby time...
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despite the huge game from robert griffin iii. he was fifth and the quarterback rating after sunday's win against the saints. >> nfl commissioner will meet with members of congress and a brain injury task force to discuss a new initiative by the nfl and the army, sharing information about head injuries and reducing the stigma associated with concussions. this afternoon he will take part in the politico's playbook lunch taking place at the d.c. w hotel. galt lead to an art -- arnold palmer receiving one of golf's highest honors the congressional gold medal for his contributions for the game and his civic contribution to the nature. members of congress from both parties attending the ceremony. he received the prize -- received the presidential medal of freedom in 2004. so wounded warrior showing their stuff on the ice. >> the war years hockey team, made up of marines and soldiers nearly killed in battle, will be taking on members of congress and a charity hockey game in arlington. some of the players on the double bleated sleds -- t
despite the huge game from robert griffin iii. he was fifth and the quarterback rating after sunday's win against the saints. >> nfl commissioner will meet with members of congress and a brain injury task force to discuss a new initiative by the nfl and the army, sharing information about head injuries and reducing the stigma associated with concussions. this afternoon he will take part in the politico's playbook lunch taking place at the d.c. w hotel. galt lead to an art -- arnold palmer...
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yesterday robert griffin iii in his weekly press conference said the rams players took several cheap shots at him. he said they made it obvious that that was their goal all week long. >> there was some extra sur rick regard stuff going on after -- extracurricular stuff going on after the plays. they are still annual extremely good team but the game was unprofessional. i haven't been a pro very long but what i experienced against the saints compared to that game, it was definitely unprofessional. >> looks like we'll be seeing the replacement refs again this weekend. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great thursday. >>> new figures out this morning. hope for the u.s. economy. that's coming up next in your money. >> plus, an investigation is under way after a disturbing discovery brought some commuter trains to a halt. before we leave this morning, here's a check on the commute. monika? >>> i'm happy to say if you're coming in on 66 right here in manassas, the lanes are open. no problems as you head into centreville toward fairfax and the beltway. i'
yesterday robert griffin iii in his weekly press conference said the rams players took several cheap shots at him. he said they made it obvious that that was their goal all week long. >> there was some extra sur rick regard stuff going on after -- extracurricular stuff going on after the plays. they are still annual extremely good team but the game was unprofessional. i haven't been a pro very long but what i experienced against the saints compared to that game, it was definitely...
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griffin ain't vanilla and the offense can't afford to be on sunday. rg3 says he's looking forward to opening it up. we shall see. last night n.f.l. season opener, good stuff, cowboys at the giants. this was a defensive struggle in the first half. then eli in the second half. baring down on cowboy defense. handed to bradshaw who has legs and knows how to use them. that capped a nine-play, # 9- yard -- 89-yard drive. tony romo was a beast. first and 30, no problem. dallas wins the game 24-17. n.f.l. football is here. that's a quick look at sports. have a great thursday, everybody. >>> one of the major airlines hiking prices. we'll tell you which one next. >> plus, president clinton makes an impassioned plea to americans to reelect president obama. at 5:24 here's monika. >> on the northbound side of 395 still nice and quiet. good time to head out while the roads are drive. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people maki
griffin ain't vanilla and the offense can't afford to be on sunday. rg3 says he's looking forward to opening it up. we shall see. last night n.f.l. season opener, good stuff, cowboys at the giants. this was a defensive struggle in the first half. then eli in the second half. baring down on cowboy defense. handed to bradshaw who has legs and knows how to use them. that capped a nine-play, # 9- yard -- 89-yard drive. tony romo was a beast. first and 30, no problem. dallas wins the game 24-17....
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today at 1:00 the robert griffin iii era officially begins for the redskins with the season opener in new orleans against the saints. rg3 who has a lot of family in the big easy is ready for his debut. >> you try not to get too antsy and then the coaches talked to me about it. don't try to go out and show anything or prove anything. go out and play and have fun. i think that's the approach i'm taking toward it rather than time to show what i've got. it's a matter of executing. >> i'm carol maloney. >>> pope benedict knows how to hit the road in style, but his newest ride will help out the environment. renault gave him an electric gift as a car. it has an electric motor and it has his coat of arms painted on the side. pope benedict has been called the green pope because of his concern foreign the environment. in 2010, he installed solar panels on the roof of some vatican buildings. >>> the time 9:26. many are cleaning up from the storm. we are live with the damage. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads
today at 1:00 the robert griffin iii era officially begins for the redskins with the season opener in new orleans against the saints. rg3 who has a lot of family in the big easy is ready for his debut. >> you try not to get too antsy and then the coaches talked to me about it. don't try to go out and show anything or prove anything. go out and play and have fun. i think that's the approach i'm taking toward it rather than time to show what i've got. it's a matter of executing. >>...
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. >> quarterback robert griffin iii becoming the first ricky quarterback to earn that honor after his first game. he had a solid regular-season debut against the saints. 320 yards, two touchdowns. the ram's head coach called him a very impressive. the man replacing steven strasburg has patpitched nearly three shutout innings. ryan zimmerman broke a scoreless tie. ian desmond hit a solo shot in the eighth inning. not deep enough. the orioles need all nine innings to keep pace with blankets atop the nl east. a great place to third base. in the ninth inning right there. and a walk off shot to right field. a winning run. orioles' winning. >> jim calhoun calling it a career. the longtime connecticut men's basketball coach is expected to announce his retirement today. he has 873 career wins three national titles in his 40 years as a coach. he has suffered health problems in recent years. assistant coach expected to replace him >> the bears crushed andrew luck. the nfl is starting thursday night games sooner in the season so pretty much every team gets to play in prime time the cowboys. >> a
. >> quarterback robert griffin iii becoming the first ricky quarterback to earn that honor after his first game. he had a solid regular-season debut against the saints. 320 yards, two touchdowns. the ram's head coach called him a very impressive. the man replacing steven strasburg has patpitched nearly three shutout innings. ryan zimmerman broke a scoreless tie. ian desmond hit a solo shot in the eighth inning. not deep enough. the orioles need all nine innings to keep pace with blankets...